Local candidates debate on SFU campus

Students at SFU Burnaby had the chance to see the candidates in their riding confront each other during the Burnaby North-Seymour All Candidates Debate,...

News briefs through the decades

As with any student publication, current events are the bread and butter of The Peak. These pages have always been a lightning rod for...

Student App Roundup

Who doesn’t love hearing the phrase, “There’s an app for that”? Shopping? There’s an app for that. Travel? There’s an app for that. School?...

SFU researchers help army veteran walk again

Captain Trevor Greene, after being severely injured in Afghanistan, has regained hope of walking with the help of Carolyn Sparrey, SFU assistant professor of...

Out on Campus opens its doors

SFU’s LGBTAQ+ interest group Out on Campus (OOC) welcomed students to the new school year with an Open House on Wednesday, September 23. The...

SFU student unmasks eating disorders

The curator for The UnmaskED Project at SFU Vancouver is so involved in her art, she is literally part of the exhibit. Clare Sieffert, an...

Programmed for laziness

New research from SFU has demonstrated that the nervous system is continuously optimizing energy use, taking a ‘lazy’ approach in order to be more...

Frogs can’t beat the heat

Research out of SFU has shown that hot and dry summers with minimal snowpack are putting pressure on the wetland ecosystems  among the Pacific...

Indigenous Day celebrates Aboriginal culture at SFU

SFU’s second annual Indigenous Day was celebrated on September 24 by Aboriginal peoples from all over BC in a day filled with music, food,...

Green candidates hold town hall with SFU students

Democratic reform, voter participation, and the environment took centre stage in a town hall with Green party candidates SFU professor Lynne Quarmby, Claire Martin,...